Mauri gets interpretive

Mauri’s suitcase is filled with pasta, which he simply shoves into his mouth, letting it run down his chin as though it were a long beard.

Babben asks if he’s meant to be “Kräk-Eva” (‘Vomit-Eva’, referencing a viral 2007 incident wherein presenter Eva Nazemson vomited live on air), or Gustav Vasa.

Mauri – after choking on the pasta in an attempt to remove it – clarifies that he is artistically representing “Swedish overconsumption”.

Babben awards Mauri fourth place, reasoning that his choice was more of a fact, and less of a classic.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by Karl Craven)